Chapter 583
Chapter 583:
What a small world.
Gabriela behaved as though Rebecca didn’t exist, calmly selecting a dress before slipping into the fitting room.
It was a skirt suit in a subdued gray, understated yet refined.
The outfit exuded a quiet, timeless elegance.
𝖲𝘁𝗼r𝘪𝘦s 𝘆𝗈𝘶 wо𝗻’𝘁 𝗉𝗎𝘁 𝖽ow𝗻 𝗈𝗇 𝗴𝗮𝗹ոо𝗏elѕ.𝗰𝗼𝗆
Her skin seemed almost unreal—radiant and healthy.
Rebecca’s chest tightened, her heart churning with a sharp stab of envy.
If she hadn’t been forced to uphold her polished socialite persona, Rebecca would have stormed over and confronted Gabriela on the spot.
Cindy, ever the eager sycophant, picked up on Rebecca’s sour mood instantly and wasted no time piling on her sharp-tongued ridicule.
Shooting Gabriela a contemptuous look, she sneered, “So you’re Gabriela? You really do carry that alluring edge I always imagined p>
In front of the mirror, Gabriela turned gracefully, admiring the way the muted gray skirt suit traced her figure.
With a faint, self-satisfied smile, she didn’t even bother meeting Cindy’s gaze. Her reply was cold and dismissive. “I already know I’m beautiful—no need for you to point it out. And since I’ve never met you, your attempt at flattery is wasted p>
The brazen confidence in her tone made Cindy’s blood boil, leaving her seething at Gabriela’s unabashed shamelessness.
Even the sales assistant couldn’t hold back a laugh.
Gabriela’s easy poise—her beauty, paired with her unshakable confidence—came off as unexpectedly charming rather than arrogant.
Cindy, however, boiled over, her voice rising sharp enough to cut the air. “What good is being pretty? Do you even belong in a store like this? You can’t afford any of these clothes, can you? And even if you could, they’d never suit you.” She leaned forward, her words laced with venom. “All the designer labels in the world can’t buy you class. At your core, you’re still nothing p>
The more Cindy talked, the bolder her tone became.
Belonging to the Howard family—a lineage polished by a century of prestige—gave her a lofty standing. Even as a distant branch relative, she carried herself with an air she believed outshone Gabriela by countless measures.
Rebecca’s expression finally eased, her lips curving faintly as Cindy’s words lifted her spirits.
Rebecca’s satisfied expression convinced Cindy that taunting Gabriela had been the right move.
Gabriela, however, gave them nothing. With a detached glance, she lazily motioned toward a rack of clothes. “Those three—take them off the rack p>
The sales assistant lit up, practically beaming as she rushed to gather the clothes Gabriela had indicated.
Rebecca sneered at the display, her eyes brimming with scorn at such brazen extravagance.
Cindy leaned forward with a mocking smirk. “Gabriela, word is that you swindled your way into more than a few projects. Doesn’t it bother you to live off money that filthy p>
Gabriela arched a brow, her gaze drifting deliberately to Rebecca. “Why should it? That money was practically shoved into my hands by Miss Howard herself p>
Rebecca’s face went scarlet with rage.
How could Gabriela speak with such brazen calm?
Wasn’t she afraid the Howard family might blacklist Haynes Group altogether, cutting off every deal they had in the business world?
Rebecca’s eyes flared with heat, but instead of screaming, she forced her voice into a sharp, cutting retort. “Think of the money as my charity to you p>